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-A program which forwards [HTTP], [HTTPS] and [FTP] requests, often caching them.
+A program which forwards [HTTP], [HTTPS] and [FTP] requests, often but not necessarily
caching them.
-[Squid] is a widely used open source (free software)
proxy server.
+[Squid] is a widely used [Free] caching
proxy server.
-Some [ISP]s have "transparent proxies", where all web traffic gets redirected to a proxy without any knowledge (or choice) of the users.
-New Zealand
, all international traffic incures data charges, so if the ISP can serve you a cached copy, they can save a couple of cents per megabyte.
+Some [ISP]s have "transparent proxies", where all web traffic gets redirected to a proxy without any knowledge (or choice) of the users. This is because in NewZealand
, all international traffic incures data charges, so if the ISP can serve you a cached copy, they can save a couple of cents per megabyte.
-See Also
ProxyServerNotes
+Proxies are also frequently used in corporate networks, where [FireWall]s often block access to [the outside world|InterNet], and only proxies are allowed to communicate with it.
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+Proxies, like [WebServer]s often keep access logs. These logs are useful for debugging, optimisation and maintanance tasks but can also be used to show who is doing what, when and how much it's costing.
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See also:
ProxyServerNotes
